Kim didn't take any solace in fishing, either. The girl, now nearly half monkey, was not only unable to secure a bite, but watched her transformation take another step forward.
At the beginning, she didn't notice any change, just little prick in her ears. Then, as she waited for fish, and stared deeper into the water, she saw in her reflection that her normally petite ears were being enlarged quite a bit. They were round, and the earlobes were quite large; they only grew throughout the fishing session. Halfway through, her ears were sticking out like plates, further on, they were nearly perfectly round, and by the end, they were half as big as her head.
When she returned to the campfire, Jamie was fast asleep, but Jennifer had waited for her.
"I apologize."
Kim stared at her, confused. "What?"
"I fear that i've been mocking you too much. Truthfully, I am rather... sympathetic towards your situation."
Kim was both happy and ashamed to hear Jennifer apologize. "Don't be sorry. I shouldn't have eaten that stupid fruit in the first place. I feel like an idiot."
"No, you were hungry. It is a reasonable reaction. I too wanted to eat the apples. Truthfully, I..." She cut herself off. "I promise Kim, we will cure you."
Kim smiled weakly. "Yeah... thanks..."